1). I paid about $25 for the one I have. But that's a steal. Retail, they're about $200-$350.00 for an antique Victorian one. 2). Should you buy...
DP. my bad...
I'm flattered, but I'm not nearly gorgeous enough to pass off as female, and crossdressing just isn't my kink. So, new poster. What is it that...
The opium and crack was delicious. The pot was a bit undercooked.
That there's a genuine, authentic, non-replicated antiquarian wotsit, from thingamagoo. I think it might be valuable :P
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So what differentiates an authentic antique pipe from a modern reproduction?
Another junkshop score from my travels around southeast Asia - now in Singapore. [ATTACH] The two wooden rectangular things are antique opium...
Some more photos I managed to snap: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Some of the gold leaf decals.
For removing grime and general dust and grit, a damp, soft cloth or brush will do.
This is nothing!! I have another one at home which is even bigger!!
No. As few as 2, as many as a dozen. 3 or 4 are the most common, though.
Stacked-bowl/container carriers like this date back CENTURIES in Chinese and southeast Asian culture. These enameled steel, and brass ones, were...
They are. The term originated in British Colonial India, and the British Straits Settlements (Malaya & Singapore) in the 1800s...as did the carriers.
'Tiffin' is an old, Victorian-era English slang-word for lunch, snacks, nibbles, or afternoon tea.
Because they're EXTREMELY rare. They haven't been made in the better part of 100 years. And they're ONLY found in the former Straits Settlements....
A well-carried tiffin is a tasty tiffin! :) I still hold out hopes for a nice Straits Chinese one. But they're getting harder and harder to...
I've been chasing a Peranakan tiffin carrier for a LONG time. So far, I haven't found one. But today I bought the next best thing. A beautiful,...
They ARE lathe-turned brass. You can tell by the marks on them. The pin-holes where they were screwed onto the mandril, the marks where they were...
They're both made of brass. Of that I'm certain. Very common in the 1700s and 1800s to have brass or bronze mortars and pestles.
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